The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-09-14
Washington Letter.

| WASHINGTON, d. G. Sept. 2, 1887
[From our Regular Correspondence
Two truth are selfevident to the SEN
tinel on the political watch. tower that
the radical element of the Republican
party has another rabid attack of the
bloody shirt, and that the ferocious
Foraker is its fit type and prophet, wit
ness his disgraceful and outrageous con.
duct in Wheeling last week, where he
raved like mailman and strutted
around like a street-bully, daring any
body to knock a chip off his shoulder.
The West Virginia Governor gave the
nuisance the right sort of response to
his wild rawlings, but, still, to see the
Governors oftwo neighboring states en-
gagged in wordy wrangle on the balcony
OF hotel, while thousands of angry and
excited men thronged the street, was a
most unseemly demonstration. But the
crowning outrage and indignity was the
trailing of the United States flag in the
dust by the Grand Army men and their
spurnlng the picture of the President of
the United States. If this was not
combination act of treason equal to firing
on the old flag at Fort Sumter in 1860,
then l confess myself vastly mistaken.
The truth Of the matter is, that if Uncle
Sans G. A. R. boys, good at rudeness
boys, do not behave themselves better,
he will have to give them a sound
spanking and beni them supperless to
bed.
Speaker Carlisle's presence in the city
always attracts large measure of public
attention, and much comment is indulg-
ed IN as to whether or not some important
political move is on the tapis, when he
visits the city at such an unreasonable
time; but the DISTINGUISHED statesman
emphatieally disclaims any such purpose
and positively declares his ignorance of
the so-called Democratic conference TO
which the press has given such wide
publicity stating that he is only here to
look after the affairs of his constituents
before the different departments.
Senator: Cockrell is in the city, and the
committee of which he is chairman, is
awaiting the completion of the reports
ofthe chiefs of the several bureaus as to
the methods of conducting business in
the different departments, in RESPONSE to
resolution of the last congress. These
reports arc very voluminous. and if the
committee read and iuwardly digest them
it will be a long and laborious task. The
reports will be especially useful for re-
ference, in showing how the vast and
varied business of this great govern
ment is conducted and will be an in
tercsting study as well, though 1 opine,
the covert purposes of the Senatorial in
vestigation was to manufacture little
political capital in behalf of the Repub-
licans.
President Cleveland expresses his
intention to spend the next few weeks
quietly rs his vacation time, at Oak
View, and he will not feel under oblga-
tiOns to come to the White House except
on public business that demands his at
tention.
The few Democratic clerks in the war
department complain that there Is
Republican ring IN the Office which so
manipulates the civil service examina-
tions that no Democrat has chance of
promotion; it is said that not one has
been promoted there.
Acting Secretary Muldrew has honored
the profession of journalism by promo
ting to the acting chief clerk of the in
terror department, Maj. S. A. Jones, for
twenty.three years editor of tine Aber-
deem, Miss, Examiner, and for some
years confidential clerk of Secretary La
mar. Maj. Jones, will bring to his new
position the same devotion to duty and
eainestness that won for him such dis.
tinction in newspaper work, and few men
in the Government service are better
equipped for the place. The employees of
the office express the hope that his tenn
porary appointment will be made per.
manent. 1t is really refreshing, after
waiting so many years to see true blue
Democrat in this position. lie is the
first Democratic clerk since the days of
Abraham Lincoln.